Army Mobile STEM Experience Jets into 2030sBy U.S. Army Accessions Support Brigade March 20, 2015The Army unveiled its revamped mobile STEM experience at the Lee High School and New Century Technology High School joint campus in Huntsville, Alabama, last month. The first STEM Experience launched in 2012. Since then, it’s been showcased at high schools across the country. Feedback from prospects, influencers, recruiters and ROTC departments lead to the recent upgrades, highlighting the ongoing cutting-edge work by Soldiers and civilians in robotics, drone technology, computer simulation and leader development related to Army STEM occupations.“This exhibit showcases the Army’s use of Science and Technology today and for the future,” said Col. Brian Cavanaugh, Army Accessions Support Brigade commander. “By visiting the STEM Experience, we hope people are inspired to learn more about opportunities and training in the Army.”In the new STEM Experience, participants are invited to become part of the Army Team where they enter Room One and fast forward 17 years into the future. It’s 2032 and a radical political group vows to undermine world security. Threatened by attacks, security forces are on high alert. A news reporter covers explosions in an Eastern European chemical plant. Participants join a U.S. Army team deployed to the region to assist with humanitarian operations.Enter Room Two and meet SARAH, the search and rescue autonomous hybrid now in development in Army laboratories. Developed to complete complex tasks in difficult terrain and dangerous environments, SARAH provides Army rescue teams with a tool to stop environmental disaster and save trapped workers. In room three, participants work as a team and put SARAH to work to navigate the factory and find survivors. There are challenges based on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Teams compete against time to breach obstacles and neutralize hazards. A scoreboard highlights each team’s performance."I actually thought the STEM system was awesome," said Lee High 11th grader, Nijah Freeman-Bolden.The upgraded STEM Experience was developed through a partnership between the Army Marketing and Research Group (AMRG) and Army Game Studio at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.Visit the Army STEM Experience online at GoArmy.com and on Facebook.